Rapid diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei infection by fine needle aspiration cytology

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-444

  Lim, D ^a   Lee, Y S ^b   Chang, A R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FACE RASH; FEMALE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; SKIN; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645679581     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.024976     Document Type: Article

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